he publishes his tax returns on the internet. >> is this a big deal or just a storm in a teacup? our chief political correspondent joins us now. thanks for joining us. there is no suggestion whatsoever that steinbruck has done anything wrong or broken any rules. what is the fuss about? then a two things, really. there is a legitimate concern about influence and susceptible -- susceptibility to lobbying, which goes back to the fact that many of these clients with which he worked were banks and financial institutions. steinbruck has said it becomes chancellor he wants to regulate banks more closely. some people are asking the quite legitimate question -- how freely could he do so if some of them are the very same kinds with which he has been having high-paid speaking engagement? that is the one side. the other is party politics. the fact is that the christian democratic president stepped down after a great deal of pressure from the opposition over various business dealings that he had made. there were concerns about illegitimate influence there as well. this may be partly a tit-for